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Previously, the company sold sports agency IMG, hospitality company On Location and Professional Bull Riders to TKO Group Holdings, a different company that is also controlled by Endeavor Group Holdings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“This route goes between islands that are controlled by Iran.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This allows DNA-based systems to carry out controlled and repeatable tasks despite their extremely small size.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Corrupt tax officials quickly complied, and the money disappeared into a bank controlled by Klyuev, prosecutors allege.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

For this reason, they might judge that it is useless to lose much sweat over such matters, and let them be controlled by fate.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli